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SUBMITTER: Liu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4258306 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Ying Y Zhang Yan Y Wang Jia-Huai JH
Proteins 20141021 12
Ankyrins (Ank) are a ubiquitously expressed family of multifunctional membrane adapter proteins. Ankyrin G (AnkG) is critical for assembling and maintenance of the axon initial segment. Here we present the 2.1 Å crystal structure of human AnkG death domain (hAnkG-DD). The core death domain is composed of six α-helices and three 3₁₀-helices. It forms a hydrophobic pocket on the surface of the molecule. The C-terminal tail of the hAnkG-DD curves back to have the aromatic ring of a phenylalanine re ...[more]